Bridgewater Township, Ohio

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Bridgewater Township, Williams County, Ohio
Township
St. Joseph River in Bridgewater Township.jpg
The St. Joseph River just north of the Ohio Turnpike
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Location of Bridgewater Township in Williams County
Coordinates: 41°39′52″N84°37′55″W / 41.66444°N 84.63194°W / 41.66444; -84.63194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Williams
Area
 • Total33.9 sq mi (87.8 km2)
 • Land33.5 sq mi (86.7 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,434
 • Density42.8/sq mi (16.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-08630 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087166 [1]

Bridgewater Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,434 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the northern part of the county along the Michigan state line, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Bridgewater Township. The township lies within the Toledo Strip, a contested ribbon of land over which Ohio and Michigan came to blows in an 1835–36 confrontation known as the Toledo War. [4]

Name and history

Bridgewater Township was established around 1839, and first elections were held in 1840. [5] It is the only Bridgewater Township statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, [6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Bridgewater township, Williams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Maynard, Kevin (June 9, 2020). "Williams County was created 200 years ago". The Bryan Times . Bryan, Ohio. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ Bowersox, Charles A. (1920). A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 383.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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